Properties of electrophoretically deposited single wall carbon nanotube films

Junyoung Lim; Maryam Jalali; Stephen A. Campbell

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.05.042

Properties of electrophoretically deposited single wall carbon nanotube films

Junyoung Lim, Maryam Jalali, Stephen A. Campbell

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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This paper describes techniques for rapidly producing a carbon nanotube thin film by electrophoretic deposition at room temperature and determines the film mass density and electrical/mechanical properties of such films. The mechanism of electrophoretic deposition of thin layers is explained with experimental data. Also, film thickness is measured as a function of time, electrical field and suspension concentration. We use Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy to determine the film mass density. Films created in this manner have a resistivity of 2.14 × 10^{- 3} Ω·cm, a mass density that varies with thickness from 0.12 to 0.54 g/cm³, and a Young's modulus between 4.72 and 5.67 GPa. The latter was found to be independent of thickness from 77 to 134 nm. We also report on fabricating free-standing films by removing the metal seed layer under the CNT film, and selectively etching a sacrificial layer. This method could be extended to flexible photovoltaic devices or high frequency RF MEMS devices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	278-285
Number of pages	8
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	589
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.05.042
State	Published - Aug 31 2015

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We acknowledge the fabrication and characterization assistance at the Minnesota Nano Center and the Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota, which receives partial support from NNIN and NSF through the MRSEC program.

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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

Carbon nanotube
Characterization
Electrophoretic deposition
RBS
Thin film

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